Borussia Dortmund Could Secure Fifth Place in Champions League – Potential for Six German Clubs in Top Class

Fifth place in the Champions League for the Bundesliga is getting closer and closer. Borussia Dortmund could make everything clear as early as Wednesday night.

The three remaining German football clubs in the European Cup still need to collect more points to be on the safe side. This can make a definite contribution Borussia Dortmund in the evening (9 p.m Live stream at t-online) in the semi-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

He wins BVB, Germany cannot take second place in the relevant UEFA rankings for this season. England and France came away empty-handed; except for one special case, the additional place in the Champions League, which has been expanded to 36 clubs, would go to the fifth place in the Bundesliga – Dortmund at the moment. Usually only the first four clubs in the table qualify for the premier class.

As the first place in the UEFA ranking, Italy has already received the bonus place. Germany still need two points against third-placed England, who have only Aston Villa in the race in the Conference League. Compared to France in fourth place it would be three points if PSG and in the Europa League Olympic Marseille all games would be won. Dortmund can prevent that. FC Bayern can still collect points in the second leg against Real and Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-final of the Europa League against AS Roma.

There are two points for a win and one for a draw and one for advancing. Points gained are divided by the number of teams a country entered in the three European Cup competitions at the start of the season, seven in the case of Germany.

In the best case scenario, six German clubs could be represented in the top class next season. That would be the case if the Bundesliga went ahead of England in the standings, with BVB winning the Champions League and finishing fifth in the competition. As defending champions, Dortmund would have a guaranteed right to start in Europe’s top competition in 2024/25, while the extra place at the top of the table would go to the sixth-placed Bundesliga side. That would be current Eintracht Frankfurt.